Description

Lunchtime brings a few minutes of rest for these women workers of the assembly line at Douglas Aircraft Company s plant, Long Beach, Calif. Sand bags for protection against air raid form the background. Most important of the many types of aircraft made at this plant are the B-17F ( Flying Fortress ) heavy bomber, the A-20 ( Havoc ) assault bomber, and the C-47 heavy transport plane for the carrying of troops and cargo.

Photographed by Alfred Palmer in October 1942.